Basically, we did absolutely nothing in the way of outings, friends, or fun. Makes for a good week, eh? There was lots of rain, lots of long hours at work for Jim (like, uh, 72 hours total), and just one of those mental and physical low energy weeks for me.
Looming over me all week was a specialist vet appointment for Tucker and my first iron infusion. Tucker was bound to cost a bunch of money and this appointment could come with bad news about his health. Those thoughts bring up feelings of Sadie passing.... plus pregnancy hormones.... bah! So Tucker thoughts circulated as well as my mind on iron. I wasn't nervous about my iron infusion but was becoming more and more acutely aware of how tired I have been. I've lived in a very "suck it up and push through" mentality with how I've been feeling since morning sickness wore off. Since learning actual iron numbers and tuning into how I actually feel, as opposed to pushing past, it has made me more and more ready for these infusions because I'm realizing how not normal the level of tiredness I've felt is.
With Tucker and iron in the back of my mind, plus knowing a huge storm was coming which would pull Jim away from home a bunch... my outlook wasn't the best of the best.
Monday started off well... my Aunt came over and we did tie-dye with the kids again. The girls got dresses, the boys got sweat pants, and little mister got a onesie. We were treated to lunch and it was a nice afternoon. It was a really nice afternoon. See, not off to a bad start...
My parents texted later in the afternoon and asked if they could take the girls out to dinner at the park while I took Josh to gymnastics. That was a win-win and I gladly said yes. They had a blast and supposedly were very well behaved.
Through the course of Monday I had a client go into labor. I "attended" (virtually) my 40th birth Monday into Tuesday. This baby was a long-awaited rainbow baby. The birth threw some curveballs, but this baby is just gushed over. I love seeing a baby heal some past hurts from loss.
Tuesday was where the week starts to take a turn. Not sleeping much Monday night created a bit of a challenge to parent well through Tuesday. We also got slammed with a tropical storm. Jim's job is to manage power outages as they happen in our area. Each storm makes him MIA here and keeps him on the job at all hours. Jim went to work normal time Tuesday morning and didn't come home until well past my bedtime. We also got 6 inches of water in the basement which added it's own hurdle. No husband, little sleep, flooded basement, cooped inside with nowhere to go during a tropical storm: ooooooooooooof!!
Wednesday I got a little reprieve. I had a client prenatal meeting at my office. My dad came over to watch the kids. I had a reason to get dressed nicely, look presentable, and I got to spend an hour with a client. This was wonderful. I really really miss the face to face aspect of doula work and it makes me sad that I will be going out on maternity leave and will 100% be away from my work after 7 months of mostly-virtual work. Doula work just isn't meant to be virtual!
It was nice to get away for this hour most especially because Jim didn't get home until 11:30pm Wednesday. Another day of me and the kids, nowhere to go. I'm not a homebody, believe it or not. I am an introvert and need my time to recharge, but I also like to be on-the-go in the summer.
Thursday strutted in with a busy day in-store. It was almost as if life was like "Oh things have been boring and cooped in, here is a day OUT!" First, Tucker needed to see a specialist. We took him for his nose job (he can't breathe out of his nose so they are going to clip his nose folds to allow airflow) and neuter and in his pre-op bloodwork, they found elevated liver enzymes. Depending on what was going on with his liver, putting him under anesthesia could be dangerous. So, specialist, it is. We needed to drop him off bright and early. With that successfully completed, we grabbed breakfast out and drove it home.
We had a whopping 10 minutes at home before heading to the chiropractor. I looooove adjustments and while my back has been behaving, adjustments still feel great to be realigned. Afterward, we went back to pick up Tucker. $900 later, he had a clean bill of health. I guess there is something off with one of his liver shunts, but won't pose a health threat and he can be successfully put under for his 2 surgeries.
Friday I had my first iron infusion. My mother-in-law came up to be with the kids and off I went. I won't feel the affects of the iron for a while. Someone told me it would take a month, another person said I will feel it after my 4th infusion. However, I'm excited to be on my way.
Friday was supposed to be a half-day for Jim, but it turned into a 12 hour day, BUT it was Friday and the hope of a chill weekend is ahead. I'm ready to set the heaviness and weight of this last week aside. Onward and upward! 
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